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Wahlenbergia marginata (from the article "tuftybell") The ivy-leaved bellflower (W. hederacea), a European annual, has delicate, hairless, creeping stems and small, ... Wahloo, Per (from the article "Sjowall, Maj; and Wahloo, Per") As a team Per Wahloo and his wife Maj Sjowall (married in 1962) wrote a ... wahoo (Acanthocybium solanderi), swift-moving, powerful, predacious food and game fish of the family Scombridae (order Perciformes) ... wahoo (from the article "burning bush") ...brilliant flower display, or emission of a volatile flammable vapour (see gas plant). The popular ... Wahpeton city, seat (1873) of Richland county, southeastern North Dakota, U.S. It lies on the Minnesota ... Waialeale, Mount peak, central Kauai island, Hawaii, U.S. Waialeale (Hawaiian: "Rippling Water"), with an elevation of 5,148 ... [4 Related Articles] Waianae Range mountain range forming the western coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, U.S. The range is the ... Waiapi (from the article "Native American music") ...sound when the player vibrates his lips against the mouth hole. Most Native American horns ... Waiapuka Pool (from the article "Laie") ...Laie's main tourist attraction (particularly its famous authentic luau). Laie is also the seat of ... waiata aroha (from the article "New Zealand literature") ...distinguished three kinds of waiata (songs): waiata tangi (laments-for the dead, but also for other ... waiata tangi (from the article "New Zealand literature") ...and the scholars Mervyn McLean and Margaret Orbell were the first to publish text and ... waiata whaiaaipo (from the article "New Zealand literature") ...dead, but also for other kinds of loss or misfortune), waiata aroha (songs about the ... waiata-a-ringa (from the article "New Zealand literature") ...which in pre-European times survived through memorization, were inseparable from gestures and sometimes music. The ... Waiau River river in southwestern South Island, New Zealand. It rises in Lake Manapouri and flows south ... Waiau River river in eastern South Island, New Zealand. It rises in the Spenser Mountains and flows ... Waiau, Lake (from the article "Mauna Kea") ...its own western and southern slopes are covered with lava from Mauna Loa, its still-active ... Waica (from the article "Orinoco River") Except for the Guajiros of Lake Maracaibo, most of the Venezuelan aboriginal population lives within ... Waigeo Island largest island of the Raja Ampat group in the Dampier Strait, Irian Jaya provinsi ("province"), ... Waiheke Island island, a volcanic formation in southern Hauraki Gulf, off the east coast of North Island, ... Waihi town, northern North Island, New Zealand, on the Ohinemuri River (tributary of the Waihou). Situated ... Waihopai River (from the article "Invercargill") city, Southland regional council, South Island, New Zealand. The city lies along the Waihopai River ... Waikaremoana, Lake lake in eastern North Island, New Zealand. Created by a landslide damming the Waikare Taheke ... Waikato regional council, northern North Island, New Zealand. It includes the mountainous Coromandel Peninsula and adjacent ... Waikato River river, the longest in New Zealand, in central North Island. Rising on the slopes of ... [1 Related Articles] Waikato War (from the article "Kingi, Wiremu") Kingi led his people in the Waikato War (1863-64) with colonial troops and did not ... Waikato, University of (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") ...Parliament and subsequently became New Zealand's ambassador to the United States, a post he held ... Waikiki resort district, southeastern Honolulu (city), Hawaii, U.S. On the southern coast of Oahu island, Waikiki ... waila (from the article "Native American music") ...1980s. By the 1860s, O'odham fiddlers were playing music for the mazurka, schottische, and polka ... Wailer, Bunny (from the article "Marley, Bob") ...vocal group in Trench Town with friends who would later be known as Peter Tosh ... Wailers, the (from the article "reggae") ...who pioneered the new reggae sound, with its faster beat driven by the bass, were ... Wailly, Charles de (from the article "Western architecture") ...of the pre-Revolutionary period were Marie-Joseph Peyre, whose Livre d'architecture of 1765 was influential in ... Wailua Falls (from the article "Hana") ...scenery. Particular points of interest south of the village include Kaeleku Caverns, an ancient lava ... Wailua River river, Kauai island, Hawaii, U.S. It flows from the slopes of Mount Waialeale about 10 ... Wailua River Reserve (from the article "Wailua River") ...of Mount Waialeale about 10 miles (16 km) inland to the east-central coast. At the ... Wailuku city, seat of Maui county, northern Maui island, Hawaii, U.S. It is situated on an ... Waimakariri River river in east-central South Island, New Zealand. It rises in the Southern Alps and flows ... Waimea town, Kauai county, southwestern Kauai island, Hawaii, U.S. Waimea, whose name means "Reddish Water," is ... Waimea village, Hawaii county, north-central Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S. It is situated on the Mauna Kea-Kohala ... Waimea Canyon (from the article "Kauai") ...nearly all the sugar plantations have stopped operating. There is diversified manufacturing, especially of tourist-oriented ... Wain, John English novelist and poet whose early works caused him, by their radical tone, to be ... [3 Related Articles] Wainganga River river, tributary of the Godavari River, western India. It rises in the Mahadeo Hills in ... Wainganga Valley (from the article "Wainganga River") ...state. Along the final 142 miles (229 km) of its course, the river forms the ... wainscot interior paneling in general and, more specifically, paneling that covers only the lower portion of ... wainscot cap (from the article "wainscot") ...of an interior wall or partition. It has a decorative or protective function and is ... wainscot chair chair, usually made of oak, and named for the fine grade of oak usually used ... Wainwright Building (from the article "Sullivan, Louis") The 10-story Wainwright Building in St. Louis is the most important skyscraper designed by Sullivan. ... Wainwright, Helen (from the article "Riggin, Aileen") ...be obstacles to her desire to compete. During the early 20th century there were no ... Wainwright, Jonathan M. U.S. Army general who won distinction as the hero of Bataan and Corregidor in the ... [1 Related Articles] Waioli Mission House (from the article "Hanalei") ...("Crescent") Bay, the village is in the scenic and fertile Hanalei Valley, which reaches depths ... Waipio Valley valley in the Kohala Mountains, northern Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S. Enveloped on three sides by ... wairakite hydrated calcium aluminosilicate mineral present in hot-spring deposits, notably those at Wairakei, New Zealand, and ... Wairarapa (from the article "Wellington") East of the city of Wellington is the Rimutaka Range and east of that, the ... Wairau Affray (from the article "Marlborough") The first whaling stations were established in the 1830s along Port Underwood (a bay) and ... Wairau River river in northern South Island, New Zealand. It rises in the Spenser Mountains and flows ... [1 Related Articles] waistcoat (from the article "suit") ...II of England. The reformed style consisted of a long coat with wide, turned-back sleeves ... wait an English town watchman or public musician who sounded the hours of the night. In ... Waitaki River river in central South Island, New Zealand. Streams issuing from Lakes Ohau, Pukaki, and Tekapo ... Waitangi Act, Treaty of (from the article "New Zealand") ...moves to ease Auckland's traffic gridlock and accelerate highway projects in Auckland and Christchurch. Cullen ... Waitangi, Treaty of (Feb. 6, 1840), historic pact between Great Britain and a number of New Zealand Maori ... [2 Related Articles] Waite, Morrison Remick seventh chief justice of the United States (1874-88), who frequently spoke for the Supreme Court ... [1 Related Articles] Waitemata Harbour harbour in northern North Island, New Zealand. The focal point of the Auckland region, it ... [1 Related Articles] Waitomo limestone caves, north-central North Island, New Zealand. They lie about 50 miles (80 km) south ... 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[2 Related Articles] Wakan-Tanka (from the article "nature worship") ...is not a collective omnipotence. Powerful hunters, priests, and shamans have orenda to some degree. ... Wakasa House (from the article "Horiguchi Sutemi") ...station on O Island. A noted authority on residential dwellings, he designed several houses during ... Wakashan languages (from the article "Nuu-chah-nulth") ...end of the island were the Nitinat, those on Cape Flattery the Makah. The Nuu-chah-nulth ... wakashu kabuki (from the article "Japan") ...("prostitutes' ") kabuki, run by brothel owners. Ultimately, women were banned from kabuki, and actors ... Wakatipu Lake lake in south-central South Island, New Zealand. The S-shaped lake measures 48 miles (77 km) ... Wakatsuki Reijiro (from the article "Prime ministers of Japan") ...by the occupation of all Manchuria. The civilian government in Tokyo could not stop the ... Wakayama ken (prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It occupies the Kii Peninsula, which faces ... Wakayama city, capital of Wakayama ken (prefecture), west-central Honshu, Japan. It is situated ... wake watch or vigil held over the body of a dead person before burial and sometimes ... Wake Forest University private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., affiliated with the Baptist ... [1 Related Articles] Wake Island atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of Honolulu. It ... Wake Island, Battle of battle for a small atoll named Wake Island in the central Pacific in December 1941, ... Wake, Cameron (from the article "Football") ...1,510 yd rushing and 19 touchdowns, slotback Geroy Simon with 1,293 yd receiving, running back ... Wake, Isaac (from the article "Europe, history of") ...confessional alliances, the continuity must not be exaggerated. Both Union and League were the products ... Wakefield urban area, city, and metropolitan borough (district) in the southeastern portion of the metropolitan county ... [2 Related Articles] Wakefield (from the article "Wakefield") urban area, city, and metropolitan borough (district) in the southeastern portion of the metropolitan county ... Wakefield Master (from the article "Wakefield plays") ...way after the transfer. From a purely literary point of view, the Wakefield plays are ... Wakefield plays a cycle of 32 scriptural plays, or mystery plays, of the early 15th century, which ... [3 Related Articles] Wakefield, Battle of (from the article "Yorkshire") ...what was then England's most important export, wool. Kingston upon Hull flourished from this time ... Wakefield, Edward Gibbon British colonizer of South Australia and New Zealand and inspirer of the Durham Report (1839) ... 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The journal's founder and first editor was Thomas Wakley, ... wako any of the groups of marauders who raided the Korean and Chinese coasts between the ... Wakoski, Diane American poet known for her personal verses that examine loss, pain, and sexual desire and ... wakrapuku (from the article "Native American music") ...Cayuga of the Eastern Woodlands area play a conch-shell horn to announce Longhouse ceremonial events. ... Waksman, Selman Abraham Ukrainian-born American biochemist who was one of the world's foremost authorities on soil microbiology. After ... [2 Related Articles] Waktu Lima (from the article "Sasak") ...the Sasak continue to recognize caste social divisions and observe one of two forms of ... Waktu Telu (from the article "Sasak") ...domination of Bali from the 18th century until 1895, when the Dutch conquered the island. ... Wal-Mart U.S. operator of discount stores founded by Sam Walton in Rogers, Arkansas (1962). With headquarters ... 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Walcheren (from the article "Zeeland") ...comprises Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen, a strip of the Flanders mainland between the Westerschelde (Western Scheldt) and Belgium, ... Walchhofer, Michael (from the article "Skiing") ...demonstrated that the two gold medals he earned in Turin were no fluke: he won ... Walchia (from the article "conifer") ...stages in the transformation of the seed-bearing dwarf shoots of cordaiteans into the unified, flattened ...

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